Pascal (spy)

Pascal (died 1499) was a spy hired by Caterina Sforza to spy on Cesare Borgia's lieutenant Micheletto Corella.

Biography
Pascal was born in Milan, and he was hired by Caterina Sforza to spy on the House of Borgia. He was in Milan in 1499 when King Louis XII of France and Cesare Borgia's French army entered the city, and he had a sexual encounter with Micheletto Corella in Leonardo da Vinci's workshop before showing him Da Vinci's flying machine and his arquebus design. The two became lovers, and Pascal followed Micheletto to Rome, pretending to meet a friend there. They both frequented an attic in a common house, where they met up and lived together. Eventually, Micheletto noticed that Pascal was receiving coded letters (from Sforza's spy Rufio), and he copied the letters down and gave them to Borgia. Borgia discovered that his sister, Lucrezia Borgia, was being held captive by Frederick of Naples as a hostage in case he decided to move against Forli, and an enraged Cesare had Micheletto kill his lover Pascal, despite having previously asked him to simply continue loving him. Micheletto asked Pascal how he wanted to die, and Pascal said that he wanted to die in his arms. Pascal's wrists were slit by Micheletto, and he died in his embrace.